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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1887-08-12

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1887-08-12

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1887-08-12

me CHARLES A. VoeELER CO., Baltimore, Nd.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
WORSE THE WILD WEST.
A Gay and Festive Cowboy Held Up
and Robbed.


Fred Field is, or rather was, q gay and
festive cowboy, and when on the ranch his
postOffice address is Hilsburgh, Oak. Wish
ing to wind up a seasons hard work with
whirl of pleasure, he struck for Omaha and
on Wednesday night put up at the fremont
house. Last night he took in the town, and
by 10 o'clock was telling all who would listen
how differently things were run in the wild
west, where two or three men at least were
killed every time the boys went out. Two
hours later he was in search of policeman
to aid him in finding four men ''drcssed like
gentlemen" who had held him up and robbed
him of watch and chain and $50 in cash.
He met Officer Cullen, who at once made IA
tour of the Third ward dives but the victim
was unable to identify any of the frequentcrs
as his assailants.
1t seems that Field met four well-dressed
men near Farnam street, and asked TO be
shown the sights, Only too willing TO SC
commodate him, his guides led him to the
vicinity of Capitol avenue, where they sud
denly covered him with "three guns" while
one of them went through him. When he recov
cred from his fright his friends were gone,
and with them his watch, pocKetbook and
two finger rings, but he was so dazed that he
could not tell the officer precisely whore il
had happened. Word was tclephoncd to the
central station, and AT an carly hour this
morning Fred was still searching for hi5
vanished wealth.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
PROMINENT PERSONS.

Senator Evarts has astonished Washington
by appearing there in a new hat.
Dr. Noah Porter denies that he is ut work
on a revision of Webster's dictionary.
An effort is made in Boston to obtain
national recognition of Lief Ericsson as chief
discoverer of America.
1t is said that II. Rider Haggard contem-
plates writing a. sequel to "She." AS he
totally annihilated the old lady at the end of
his former novel, q sequel seems to be an i'm
possibility.
In December the secretary of state will
reopen his house in Washington, which has
been closed for two seasons, and his eldest
unmarried daughter, Miss Mamie Bayard
will preside.
William Andrew Jackson Sparks, whose
resignation from the general land Office has
just been accepted by the president, is tall,
erect man, fifty years Of age and rather
handsome. His hair is tinged with gray and
his mustache and chin whiskers are nearly
white. The most remarkable feature of his
costume is his hat. He has his headgear es-
pecially manufactured for him. 1t is made
of black stiff felt, with a top like an inverted
fower-pot, and "a perfectly fiat brim about
three inches wide. This peculiar hat he
wears in both summer and winter.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
The Offensive Partisan.

The intermeddling of Mr.. Cleveland
in the New York and Massachusetts
campaigns was a matter that is still
troubling the mugwumps OF those states.
1t seems that of the two letters written
by the president to New York he would
have been glad if that endorsing Fell
lows had not gone to the public, but al
though the last written and sent, it was
the first to be published. There is a
controversy as to whether Mr.. Cleve-
land sought TO have this letter withheld,
but the weight OF testimony appears to
be that he did not, and that the fact of
his having committed a bad blunder
only dawued upon him after no had re-
coiyed numerous kilograms from mug
wump sources announcing the dis
pleasure OF that element with his
action. 1t was then too lute to do any
thing, and the unfortunate letter is on
record to plague Mr.. Cleveland and his
mugwump allies.
AS 10 the presidents interference in
Massachusetts, Involving the endorse
ment of the spoils element of the party
in that state, tho displeasure Of the
mugwumps appears TO. be extremely
earnest and deep-seated. One of them
in burst Of protest asks: How in the
world can an independent and reformer
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
Railroad Notes.

NEW STATION ESTABLISHED.
Ord station, 24O3 miles west of Greedy Cen
ter, on the Union Pacific, will be opened for
passenger and freight business Oh Monday
next, with Thomas Connor as agent.
SECOND AND THIRD CLASS PASSENGERS.
Second and third class passengers from the
east having cupon tickets for Nebraska
points on the Union Pacific railway will have
their tickets exchanged at Council Bluffs to
insure them passage on the "Overland
Flyer" and Train leaving Omaha.
4 STATION TO DE ABANDONED.
Sheridan station, on the Kansas branch of
the Union Pacific, will be abandoned and Nc
Allister station opened with A. H. Parker as
agent.
PERSONAL.
r. Taft, for number of years cashier Of
the passenger department of the Burlington,
has resigned and took his departure last night
for New Mexico. Mr.. Taft is thorough
railroader, an affable and accomplished
gentleman and his old associates part with
him with regret. His successor is p. S.
Hildreth.
George Fl. Daniels, chairman Of the Cen
tral Traffic association, arrived in the city
from Chicago yesterday on business pertain
ing to his commission
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
seIf.Imposcd Nrartyrdom.

The mayor and council of Lincoln still
remain voluntary prisoners in our
county Jail, awaiting relief from the
United States supreme court. We have
refrained up to this time from COM
mcnting upon the merits of the case,
and their treatment by the United
States circuit court, simply because it is
case almost without precedent. We
know Judge Brewer to be an upright
and conciencious judge. While we re-
gard the penalty imposed by him upon
the Lincoln council for contempt of
court in disregarding his restraining
order as extremely severe. there is no
doubt that the Lincoln municipal au-
thorities were imprudently advised by
their attorneys in refusing to respecttho
order of the court. On the merits of the
Parsons impeachment there can be but
one rightful conclusion. Parsons was
justly deposed for fragrant misdemean-
ors in Office which it was the duty of
the mayor aud council to take notice Of
and punish. 1t is because Mayor Saw
yer and the Lincoln council acted in
the interest of good government in the
removal of the crooked police Judge
that public sympathy at Lincoln is with
them, and against the heavy penalties
to which they haue been subjected.
This sympathy will also be accorded
them by the people Of the state. And
yet it would have been more sensible
for the people of Lincoln to petition
4 I. Al 4
of letting them remain in Jail while an
appeal is pending. from the judges Or
der. Should the supreme court refuse
to interfere, their self-imposed martyr
dom will have been in vain.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
A MURDERER HEARD FROM,
Mittman Surrenders Himself In San
Francisco.
RUNYoh AND sFFlE CORRESPOND
Two Elopcrs Tell Mother aud Friends
Not to Grievc For Thcm-Thrce
Highwaymen Make Very
Good Haul.
Murderer Nfittman surrendcrs.

Mttman, the man accused of murder and
who jumped his $40 900 bonds, has been heard
f-;;... .c.. aud possibly before many days will be
brought back TO this city to present himself
for trial. The charge against Mttman is the
killing of a railroad construction foreman in
his saloon at Millard in June. 1856 The dead
man was a trusted employc of Metcalf &
Gushing, contractors, and had charge of n
gang of men engaged in working on an cx-
tension of the B. & NJ, between Papilion and
Millard, and with party of his co-laborcrs
went to the saloon of Mittman. There is n
conflict of stories as TO the real cause of the
shooting, but it is true, nevertheless, that
Mittman did it, as he alleged. in self fdefonsc
His bail was placed at $4,000. which was
readily furnished by Mr. Mack, the whole
liquor dealer of this city, and another
Owing to peculiar phases of the law, which
occurred from time to time, the trial
of Mittman was postponed and deferred and
some months ago he turned up missing. Sew
eral days had elapsed before his bondsmen
got wind of his departure, and the fleeing
murderer succeeded well in covering up his
tracks. A description of him was spread
broadcast, but it proved of no avail as he
continued TO evade the police right along
few days ago letter postmarlsed San
Francisco was received by Sheriff Coburn.
of the long-looked-for Mittman. He had
surrendered to the authorities of his own ac-
cord, and the letter, which had been dictated
by himself, was of sentimental order His
wanderngs from place to place in continual
fear of being arrested at any moment were
fully described, and he laid particular stress
on the unmanly way he had acted towards
his bondsmen in leaving them in the lurch
He also referred to his hours of agony
and brooding over his crime.
which, he said, haunted him con
tinually by night ana day. In
conclusion he said that he was willing to re
turn to Omaha and trust his case with Judge
| and jury. In this he submitted q proviso
that ex-Deputy Sheriff Grebe be authorized
to come and get him. Arrangements to this
end were Immediately entered into, and it is
reported that Mr.. Grebe started for San
Francisco yesterday with full power vested
in him to bring back the culprit. Mr.. Grcbc
has been very mysterious In his movements
for the past few days, and from the fact that
he yesterday morning applied to Jailer Miller
for pair Of handouts gives sufficient cred
ence to the report that he has gone on his
mission.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02

TIE publication of the assignment of
policemen and patrolmen for the ensu-
ing month is in our opinion grave
blunder. Such publicity is of no bene-
fit whatever to law-abiding citizens who
do not care whether John Brown or
John Smith is assigned to given beat
for the next four weeks. But crooks
and footpads may take advantage of this
information. The assurance that q
given district will be patrolled by cer-
tain policemen may enable them to carry
out their depredations with greater i'm
punity. For instance, if Il certain patrol
man can't be managed to keep off his
beat during a given hour he can be way
laid or switched off Oh fools errand.
On the other hand, the knowledge that
a policeman who can be decoyed or in
duced to close his eyes will during the
next month patrol certain streets, would
afford outlaws and crooks an incentive
for operating in that particular neigh
borhood. 1t seems to us there is moth
ing to be gained by the publicity given
to policemen's assignments, but on the
contrary, it is liable to work great
mischief.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
AMCSENiENTS. A
A Very Large Audience Witnesses
"Ecdora" at Boyu's

-. .. -.
Miss Fannie davenport began three
nights engagement at Boyd's opera house
last night in Fedora the famous play
,,.hioh A. car1or ,,rotc s,r S,ra no,.,,,,arst
' ~ w ~, "'
me audience very large one, received MISS
Davenport and her admirable company with
every symptom of rapturous enthusiasm and
dc,igh, ..rcdor,r ia n strong and beautiful
', - ~ .,,,.,,t.,, -, 80. -
pay ~" aii''c i's piou"''oI, i'o'o ia. o'n =,
staged with new scenery throughout. All
the costumes and accessories have been the
,vorl, of s,udious ,,,o,tio, .,-a are cx-
ouisitoi, :, ro,,,.oa,,"oa ,,,hii Mis no,.or,,o,.'.
,ynrdrnha Il as n,ogniscnn. an5 hoan,if,,i as
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Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02

get around Clevelandism in Baltimore,
New York and Massachusetts2' and the
Springfield Republicdn, always willing
to find an apology for the presidents
shortcomings. has the candor to admit
that his intermeddling in New York was
an elevation of ''the spirit OF partisanship
above higher considerations better
known on the spot" and that it went
quite beyond what was becoming to the
president. That Journal also charac-
terized his action rs as ga damaging
display Of excessive and misplaced mar
tisanship," which had 'done more TO
shake popular faith in the presidents
good sense than the whole series of acts
which he had performed since entering
public life"
1t was very bitter dose the president
administered to the mugwumps, and
while some of them have swallowed it
and will continue to pin their faith to
him, albeit he has unmistakably shown
himself II partisan capable OF any degree
of partisanship where his personal in
terests are at stake, there are undoubt-
edly others with Independence enough
to form some other allegiance. And the
number Of these may be found larger
than is now supposed when the count of
the next vote for president is made.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
The Development OF Wyoming.
Donrel RclnlLlicull

Wyoming stands in the early morn
ing of a brighter and more prosperous
era than it has ever known. 1t has
been night with Wyoming ever since it
was made territory. The opinion has
gone abroad that it is barren, desolate
country, but little better than a desert
and almost wholly unfit for the habita-
tion of civilized men.
But immigration as it comes west
ward looks far ahead to see what course
it shall take. 1t was not until recently
that the limit of its western progress
would be found at or near the hundreth
meridian. But when that meridian
was reached by the vanguard, it was
still found to be necessary to look for
ward. Thus it has been discovered that
Wyoming and Colorado are not so DESC
late as they have been pictured.
Probably all of northern and certainly
a very lage part of southeastern WyOm-
ing may be cultivated without iraiga-
tion. 1t is believed by some persons
that the western line of the arabic area
follows the general course of the Mis-
souri,, maintaining about the same dis
tance from that stream all the way as
far as Kansas City. We know that the
arabic area extends upon the parallel of
Denver to about 500 miles west of the
river. Owing to the fact that the course
OF the Missouri river is from northwest
to southeast this distance would in Wy
Oming throw the western limit of the
rrable land far toward the center of that
territory.
But apart from considerations of this
sort, wyoming possesses much arabic
land. 1t contains many streams which
may be utilized for the purposes of irri-
cation. The area of this land which
may be reclaimed by irrigation is prob
ably very nearly equal to that of Colo
RADIO.
The climate is favorable to the culti-
walton of small grains. Although
farther north than Colorado, Wyoming
is, upon the average not SO much ele-
waited above the sea. For this reason
there is little doubt that whatever may
be grown in northern Colorado may be
grown in every part of the plains
country of Wyoming.
The resources of our northern neigh
Dor in coal, iron and oil are wonderful
in their extent. Coal may be found
almost everywhere. OIL is known TO
exist in great quantity in the Sweet
water country. In the southern and
southeastern parts iron exists; and the
recent discovery of excellent iron
about one hundred miles north of Chey-
enne, near the line of the Cheyenne
Northern railway, justities the belief
that Wyoming iron ore may be profit
ably smelted IN this city.
The building of new railways in the
territory will attract immigration and
| thus develop its resources. This effect,
we believe, will be seen in its beginning
next year. Probably a large addition
to the population will take place then,
and each following year will see SIM
liar increase
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
HOW ABOUT THIS, ANYWAY?
Was That Sam Stevenson Arrested at
Colorado Springs?

James Flannery, one of Sam Stevenson's
bondsmen, and who was dcputed to go to
Colorado Springs and ascertain whether tho
man under arrest there was Stevenson, tele-
graphs back to Chief Seavey that he is the
wrong man. He adds, however, that Steven
sons two partners are in Denver and that
he has put the officers upon their track.
In speaking of this Stevenson affair a BEE
reporter was informed by an official in high
standing that the opinion is that the man az
rested at Colorado Springs was Stevenson.
"Why, then, was lie not recognized by
Flanneryg quered the scribe
why! Why, because he isn't wanted.
The bondsmen have been squared by old man
Stevenson, and all this fuss and feathers of
bringing Sam to justice was n hollow mock
cry. There must have been some shcnanni-
gan in the deputation of Flannery."
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
RUNYON HEARD FROM.
He and Effic Gentry Are In San Diego,

Tidings were yesterday received from r.
n. Runyon, the man who so mysteriously dis
appeared from the city Nov. 10 with his niece,
Effie Gentry, the facts of which have already
been stated in the BEE. Yesterday three
letters were received, two from Runyon and
one from Efie. They were written from the
Arlington hotel, San Diego, Cal, Nov. 25, and
were addressed respectively to f. A. Fuller,
the saloon man, corner of Twelfth street and
Capitol avenue, a personal friend and con
fident of Runyon's and Mrs Gentry, the dis
tracted mother of the girl. Runyon in his
letter to Fuller describes his trip, speaks. in
glowing terms of the town and attempts to
persuade him to go there and look the place
over with a view of settling. Mr.. Fuller
feels that he has been wrongfully censured
for the part he took in Runyon' departure,
while acting in the role of u friend, and dis
avows playing any part in the transaction
that could be construed as being wrong or
illegal.
Runyon's letter to Mrs Gentry, who is his
sister. and that of her daughter Effie. have
proven source of consolation to her and she
expressed her satisfaction and happiness over
their receipt of the letters by telegraphing to
the police authorities of San Diego to in no
way interfere with the couple. In his letter
Runyon says he took the girl away because
he had forebodings that If she was allowed to
remain in her present surroundings she
would eventually go to the bad. and that he
could not permit Of He promises to protect
and shield her, and bring her up as she
should be. Efiie herself sustains all these
representations, says she is satisfied with the
course she has taken, and asks her mother
not to weep or grieve for her.
Some curiosity is expressed as to what dis
position Runyon intends to make of his wife,
whom he married only six weeks ago i'll
Percyvillc, Ia, where she still is 1t is q
well-known fact that after the marriage
ceremony Runyon returned TO Omaha, leav-
ing his wife, whom he has seen but three
times since, behind. The impression that
the match was an unhappy and undesirable
one is sustained, as Runyon imported the in
formation to confident friends a few days be-
fore his elopement that "he believed his wife
thought more of another man in Percyvillc
than she did of him."
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02

Chief of Police Seavey is in receipt Of a
letter yesterday from +. II. Coulter, a son
of the old fireman recently killed at the
Detz lumber yards fire. The letter is dated
As st, Georges Place, Horton Lane, Brad
ford, York England, November II, 1857, and
was accompanied with coronial death GER
tiflcate, which Mr.. Coulter requested the
chief to have officially filled out and returned
to him. He explained that he held a small
insurance policy on his fathers life in Lon
don company and it could not be collected
until the enclosed certificate had been filled
out and recorded. The chief will have the
document duly attcsted and returned.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02

THE Pacific railroad commission is
said to be divided in opinion, and it is
expected that two reports will be pre-
sented to the president, one represent
ing the views of Mr.. Pattison and the
other those of his colleagues. The
chairman of the commission is UNDER
stood to favor radical action against the
Pacific roads to- compel them to pay
their indebtedness to the government,
and the difference in the commission is
supposed to arise from this, the other
members probably favoring policy
more in conservance with what the COR
poration managers desire. The divi-
sioa, if there is one, is unfortunate,
since it will tend to further complicate
the question and give the roads an ad-
vantage they desire.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
NEBRAsKA's compulsory education La

NEBRAsKA's compulsory education law
is Il failure, and the same state of affairs
exists in New York. The superintend-
ent of public instruction in that state
gives two reasons for it. He says:
''School trustees elected to supervise
the schools, and serving without COM
pensation, naturally object to being
turned into constables and police officers
for the purpose of apprehending delin-
quent children or the children of
delinquent parents. Moreover, the
schools are full" The number of
children who attend the schools in New
York, as compared with the number en-
titled to attend, has been decreasing
since 1870. 1t would appear that the
school system in New York has devel-
oped an unhealthy growth. This is not
the trouble in Nebraska. The defect
seems to be in the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-02
Somebody,
Pearl Etu,lJe.

Somebody thinks the world all wrong
And never has a word in its praise;
Somebody sings the whole day long,
Likes the world and all its ways.
Somebody says it's queer old place,
Where none of the people do as they should !;
Somebody thinks 1t full of grace
And wouldn't change the folks IL he could.
Somebody calls it cruel and cold,
Full of sin and sorrow and pain,
Where life is but search for gold,
And souls are lost in selfish gain,
Somebody merrily laughs, and cries:
"Hurrah for such a dear old earthi
Success shall crown the man that tries
To make his mark by honest worth"
Somebody groans and shakes his head,
Calls his lot wretched one;
Somebody wishes that he were Dead
For somebody else has all the fun.
But somehow / notice you generally find,
In good or evil, pain or care,
To one thing sure you may make up your
mind:
Somebody always gets his share.